Email Spam Filtering

DEFINITION: Bacn (pronounced as "bacon") is Internet slang for email that a user wants to read, but not right away. Bacn includes: Posts from microblogging platforms like Twitter, Pownce or Jaiku. Friend updates from a social networking platform like Facebook or MySpace. Automatically-generated electronic billing statements from wireless companies or banks. Email newsletters to which the user has intentially
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CASE STUDY:
J.E. Dunn Construction received an increasing volume of unsolicited and often-offensive inbound emails, which hampered employee productivity and constrained IT resources. Disgruntled employees reported spending one to two hours per day deleting spam.

TRIAL SOFTWARE:
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PRODUCT DEMO:
Email--Turn on the best filters, and walk away. Better malware detection rate and better spam and phishing catch rate--simply more effective than other filters. If that sounds like something you need, install a free trial of McAfee Email and Web Security Virtual Appliance behind your existing spam filter and see what real protection offers.

WEBCAST:
Today's threats are much more sophisticated than ever. Hackers write and execute code that's pre-tested to elude antivirus programs. Join Patrik Runald, as he reveals how you can stay a step ahead of these attacks. Learn how inbound and outbound threats bypass traditional defenses, and how shared security intelligence can protect you.

CASE STUDY:
Spam email continues to be a big problem, even for small businesses. LUNAR, a product development consulting firm, had a major spam problem despite having just 50 employees. They found relief with Cisco's Spam and Virus Blocker. This case study details how LUNAR and other small businesses implemented and then benefited from this Cisco software.

WHITE PAPER:
The very best anti-spam solutions today de­liver 95% effectiveness. Unfortunately, that’s not good enough. Check out this white paper to see how enterprises can defend themselves with a comprehensive and adaptive anti-spam solution such as the Proofpoint Protection Suite.

WHITE PAPER:
Email security and spam only get more difficult to control as spammers get more sophisticated. Read this eGuide from SearchWindowsSecurity.com contributors to get a better understanding of just how big a threat spam is and what to do about it.

EMAIL SPAM FILTERING DEFINITION (continued): Bacn (pronounced as "bacon") is Internet slang for email that a user wants to read, but not right away. Bacn includes: Posts from microblogging platforms like Twitter, Pownce or Jaiku. Friend updates from a social networking platform like Facebook or MySpace. Automatically-generated electronic billing statements from wireless companies or banks. Email newsletters to which the user has intentially subscribed. Changes to a wiki where the user is a collaborator. The term was coined in August 2007 at Podcamp Pittsburgh, a social media "unconference" attended by bloggers and podcasters. The term "bacn" was chosen because of its similarity to spam. Both are popular pork products and both can fill up your inbox pretty quickly. The term "ham," by way of contrast, is sometimes used to refer to email that a user wants to both receive and read right away.Email Spam Filtering definition sponsored by SearchExchange.com, powered by WhatIs.com an online computer dictionary

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